*'''Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum''', 4079 Albany Post Rd (Route 9), ''+ 1'' 800-FDR-VISIT, [http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu]. This is the first presidential library, and to date the only one used by its namesake while in office. Museum hours 9AM-5PM daily November-April; 9AM-6PM May-October.

*'''Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum''', 4079 Albany Post Rd (Route 9), ''+ 1'' 800-FDR-VISIT, [http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu]. This is the first presidential library, and to date the only one used by its namesake while in office. Museum hours 9AM-5PM daily November-April; 9AM-6PM May-October.

*'''Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site''', Route 9G, ''+1 845'' 229-9115, [http://www.nps.gov/elro/]. The only National Historic Site dedicated to a First Lady. Val-Kill is a modest home and it is the only one that was Eleanor's alone. House open daily May through October, 9AM-5PM.

*'''Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site''', Route 9G, ''+1 845'' 229-9115, [http://www.nps.gov/elro/]. The only National Historic Site dedicated to a First Lady. Val-Kill is a modest home and it is the only one that was Eleanor's alone. House open daily May through October, 9AM-5PM.

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*'''The Culinary Institute of America''' 433 Albany Post Rd, ''+1 845'' 471-6608 (reservation line), [http://www.ciachef.edu]. Select from five restaurants run by students and faculty: American Bounty (regional American, features Hudson Valley ingredients), Apple Pie Bakery Café (bakery and pastry), Ristorante Caterina de' Medici (Italian), St. Andrew's Café (casual, family-friendly), and Escoffier Restaurant (French). 3 are open Monday through Friday, 2 are open Tuesday through Saturday. Be sure to make reservations in advance.

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*'''The Culinary Institute of America''', 433 Albany Post Rd, ''+1 845'' 471-6608 (reservation line), [http://www.ciachef.edu]. Select from five restaurants run by students and faculty: American Bounty (regional American, features Hudson Valley ingredients), Apple Pie Bakery Café (bakery and pastry), Ristorante Caterina de' Medici (Italian), St. Andrew's Café (casual, family-friendly), and Escoffier Restaurant (French). 3 are open Monday through Friday, 2 are open Tuesday through Saturday. Be sure to make reservations in advance.

Contents

Understand

Get in

By plane

Stewart International Airport, 1180 First St, New Windsor, +1 845 564-2100, [2]. The closest major airport is about 30 miles away, across the Hudson River from Beacon.

By car

By train

Metro-North Railroad - Hudson line, [3]. There is service between New York City's Grand Central Terminal and Poughkeepsie. On-board train fares are subject to a stiff surcharge, so buy your tickets at the station or at the vending machines located on the platform. Pick up local taxi to Hyde Park, about 7 miles.

Amtrak, [4]. Long distance connections are available at Metro-North's Poughkeepsie station.

See

The Roosevelts

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, 4079 Albany Post Rd (Route 9), + 1 800-FDR-VISIT, [5]. This is the first presidential library, and to date the only one used by its namesake while in office. Museum hours 9AM-5PM daily November-April; 9AM-6PM May-October.

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Route 9G, +1 845 229-9115, [6]. The only National Historic Site dedicated to a First Lady. Val-Kill is a modest home and it is the only one that was Eleanor's alone. House open daily May through October, 9AM-5PM.

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Albany Post Rd (Route 9), +1 845 229-9115, [7]. Open year round, daily. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. Buildings are open 9AM-5PM, grounds are open 7AM to sunset.

The Vanderbilt Mansion overlooks the Hudson River.

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, 4428 Albany Post Rd (Route 9), +1 845 229-9115, [8]. A magnificent mansion from the gilded age, set on 212 acres overlooking the Hudson River. Completed in 1898 for Frederick William Vanderbilt, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt. 45-minute guided tours of the mansion run daily 9AM-5PM, last tour begins at 4PM; $8 adult, 15 and under free; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. Grounds open every day, year-round, 7AM-sunset, free. National Parks Pass accepted.

Mills Mansion, (aka Staatsburgh State Historic Site), Old Post Road, Staatsburg, +1(845 889-8851, [9]. The country estate of Ogden and Ruth Livingston Mills is located about 4 miles north of Hyde Park, overlooking the Hudson River. This 65 room (plus 14 bathrooms) mansion was designed by Stanford White and is a bit larger than the Vanderbilt home.

Do

Take a guided kayak tour on the Hudson River. The River Connection, 9 West Market St, +1 845 229-0595, [10].

Buy

There are several antiques shops in town.

Eat

Budget

There are a Dairy Queen and McDonalds on the Albany Post Road, but with so many CIA students and faculty in the area you are sure to find more interesting eats elsewhere.

Mid-range

Splurge

le Petit Chateau Inn, 39 West Dorsey Ln, +1 845 437-4688, [16]. A romantic hideaway on 40 acres overlooking a pond. Private bath and fireplace in every room. Located about a half mile from the Culinary Institute and a mile from the Roosevelt sites. Four rooms and suites, $155-$275.

Get out

Hyde Park is a great starting place for a tour of mid Hudson Valley estates. Once you've visited the Roosevelt and Vanderbilt homes, continue north on Route 9 (Albany Post Road) to the Mills mansion in Staatsburg, then into Rhinebeck to the Suckley's Wilderstein, and then to Frederic Church's Olana in the city of Hudson.

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